Leslie Jordan, CEO Leslie Jordan, Inc.

Twenty years ago, at a time when the world’s major athletic companies were reinventing sports apparel, who would have thought that a small company making what appeared to be paper jackets would not only survive but become an established and warmly regarded member of the running industry. Leslie Jordan persevered from Tyvek jackets to Cool Cat – some of the more advanced technical product – and in so doing provided events with a unique promotional product and athletes with excellent dependable equipment.

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